[SOLVED] How to create a link to (a website) button in the sidebar

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#1

May 10, 2012, 01:45 AM

Marcel

13 posts · May 2012

The Netherlands

Dear people,

On my website I created two menus (left and right).
In the right menu I installed the search option, social sharing toolkit and a button (under widgets I placed them under right sidebar).
With regard to the button, I first made a "page" from it in Pages and applied this as an image in a page. Thereafter placed it under the right sidebar under widgets.

My question: How can I create a link (to another website) to the button in the right sidebar?

I hope someone can help me with this.

Warm regards, Marcel

#2

May 10, 2012, 08:02 AM

lmilesw

10,138 posts · Jul 2009

Central New York State USA

It seems like all you need to do is hyperlink the image or am I misunderstanding?

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#3

May 10, 2012, 08:14 AM

Marcel

13 posts · May 2012

The Netherlands

Yep.
So when I go to "pages" and look for the specific page where I stored the button as an image.

Then I click on the image and I can modify the image.
In the screen that opens, it says: " Link URL". So I filled in the link where I would like to refer to. In this case for example: http://www.roompot.nl
Then I saved these settings. It does save this.

However, going to my webpage: a click on the button does not open a new screen from http://www.roompot.nl

So actually I do not see what I forgot to do.

Sorry for my english.

#4

May 10, 2012, 08:28 AM

lmilesw

10,138 posts · Jul 2009

Central New York State USA

The code you have in the text widget does not have the hyperlink. If you are creating the code in a page you need to change to the HTML editor, copy the code and paste it into the text widget.

Alternatively you could use a plugin such as Smart WYSIWYG Blocks of Content to create the widget which would remove the necessity of copying and pasting the code.

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